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I know she'll never do it, but I would LOVE to see this done to get CBS to take action against Dan Rather. PATRICIA HEATON, star of Everybody Loves Raymond should go on strike from the CBS hit show until Dan Rather does one of the following: (a) release the original memos in question for independent scrutiny or (b)if he doesn't have the originals, he should get the source to release the originals or reveal the source or (c)retract his report and apologize to President Bush or (d)resign or get fired. Patricia Heaton is one of the few Republicans in...

According to Kerry's peers, two of his wounds which earned purple hearts were both superficial and self-inflicted. In one case, he apparently got hit with dry rice! The questions surrounding the details of John Kerry's purple hearts reminded me of a M*A*S*H episode. Major Frank Burns, the sniveling idiot who had no respect from his peers or his subordinates, got an egg shell in his eye. He tried to get a purple heart citing "shell fragment in eye"! Since Kerry also has little respect from his "Band of Brothers" and apparently got medals under exaggerated claims, I am now referring...

A poster in another thread said she saw a report of a poll that Iraqi citizens support our troop presence by about 65-70%. She wasn't sure where she saw it, but thought it was either Fox or MSNBC today, June 20. Did anyone else see that or know where I can obtain the details of that poll? Thanks!

<p>ALEXANDRIA, Va. — An Ohio truck driver worked directly with Al Qaeda (search) terrorists in a plot to derail trains in the United States and sabotage a bridge in New York City, believed to be the Brooklyn Bridge (search), Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday as he announced the man's guilty plea to two felony charges.</p>

I'm not usually one to watch Award Shows, but I had to tune into the Country Music Awards show last night. It was quite fun to watch! There were tributes to our troops --- songs, words of support and appearances by some of our recent POWs. I have never seen such patriotism on a celebrity award show! The "cake" was there were several cracks at the expense of the Dixie Chicks. The icing on the cake was that, not only did the Chix not win Entertainer of the Year, but they were roundly "booed" when their name was called as...

Baghdad Museum 'Outrage' Dwarfed by Diplo Looting Spree Now that many of the irreplaceable treasures supposedly looted from Baghdad's National Museum are turning up in Jordan, it seems that all handwringing over the episode by media types desperate to paint the Iraq war as a failure was vastly overdone. But while Iraq's art looters weren't all they were cracked up to be, there's still plenty of cause for concern on the looting front - especially when it comes to the media's favorite deliberative body, the United Nations. "It was chaos, wild, something out of a war scene," said one executive...

KIRKUK, IRAQ – Seven years ago, a customer walked intoFalah Abdulrahman Mohamad Salih's television store and insisted on a barter: One of your televisions for one of my satellite dishes. Under Saddam Hussein, who kept an almost Orwellian lid on information, satellite dishes were banned. So Mr. Salih tried to hide the round, white saucer inside some laundry lines. A few days later at 4 a.m, security police came to his door and, with his wife and children crying, hauled him off to prison. The six grueling months there in 1996 makes these days all the sweeter. Salih was the...

OK everyone, you've read the stories about the human shields that have been shocked into reality. Now it is time to spread the word. Recently, Oprah Winfrey aired a show about war with Iraq which featured a very slanted hit piece by Michael Moore. In the interest of fairness, it is time to freep Oprah and ask her to air the footage of Iraqi civilians pleading to be liberated!!!! Please give Oprah your suggestion for a story idea. Please be polite. Let's get this footage aired!!!!!!!

A group of American anti-war demonstrators who came to Iraq with Japanese human shield volunteers made it across the border today with 14 hours of uncensored video, all shot without Iraqi government minders present. Kenneth Joseph, a young American pastor with the Assyrian Church of the East, told UPI the trip "had shocked me back to reality." Some of the Iraqis he interviewed on camera "told me they would commit suicide if American bombing didn't start. They were willing to see their homes demolished to gain their freedom from Saddam's bloody tyranny. They convinced me that Saddam was a monster...

Last week there was an editorial or opinion piece to which someone posted a link. Anyway, it was reviewing W's first year and said he had the most successful first year since Reagan. Does anyone know where I can find that piece?

Last week there was an editorial or opinion piece to which someone posted a link. Anyway, it was reviewing W's first year and said he had the most successful first year since Reagan. Does anyone know where I can find that piece?

OK, I know this isn't the most urgent request. But I need to tap the creative juices of freepers. Do you have any suggestions for unique costume ideas for couples? I'm ususally creative, but this party came up at the last minute and I haven't a thing to wear! Ideas?

Many restaurants across the nation are donating some or all of their profits for today - 10/11 - to the 9/11 victims. DINE OUT FOR AMERICA!!!!

Sorry guys. I've never bothered to post on the lunacy of the democRATS Under Rocks before, but this was too funny to pass up. In a thread started about The Left Wing, one clown posts: ". .this has got to be pissing off the Freepers. I am so glad we have president Bartlett. " LOL! Let's hope the show continues to fuel their delusions. They can continue to take solace in "President" Bartlett while the 90% of Americans who applaud G.W. trust in the leadership of a REAL president.

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"Is Rudy really coming?" a boy asked his mother. "I don't know if he can make it. The mayor is very busy." Busy enough that everyone would have forgiven Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani if he had skipped the wedding Sunday afternoon. Almost from the moment of the attack on New York, Giuliani has been the tireless, unwavering voice of comfort and resolve, a chaplain, friend and field general. But several weeks ago, at a funeral for a fallen firefighter, he had promised to walk the fireman's sister down the aisle..... Go here for the rest of the story.

OK, this shouldn't come as a surprise to you veterans, but I want to thank amused spectator for calling my attention to this.

I submitted this "open letter" to the American Politics Journal but, apparently, they are only "open" to letters from the left. Since liberals apparently monitor this site with a passion, I'm probably better off posting it here. So here it is. I have edited it slightly from what I submitted to them: Allow me to introduce myself. I am a young mother who has been posting on conservative forums for a few years now. It is a hobby I enjoy. I am not going to write to you under the pretense of being a "good liberal" with a conscience. Nor ...

Dear Liberal Shills/Hacks: People who know me know that one thing I really can't stand is a phony. That's probably why I had such a visceral dislike for Clinton almost from the moment he appeared on the national scene. I would prefer a frank discussion with an unabashed liberal who has honest differences of opinion over a discussion with a "seminar poster" any day of the week. Yet it seems, (out of desperation/fear in the face of GW's successes?) that such con artists are popping up here more and more every day. Every time I encounter one of you hacks-on-a-mission, ...

Hey guys! All this debate about the bartender calling 911 over a fake ID reminded me of the warm fuzzy Phillip Morris ad. You know the one where the kindly-looking store owner talks about how hard it is for him to refuse to sell cigarettes to minors? And he credits Phillip Morris with giving him a "We Card" sign and says "Now I just point to the sign and I'm not alone." Can you imagine a Chuy's parody of the "We Card" program? "Here at Chuy's we know we're not alone. We don't just card"....and then he whistles and Janet ...